raushni saare ghar mein hoti thi — Naeem Najmi

zehn jab fikr ke hisaar mein thaa
dil kahaan apne ikhtiyaar mein thaa

zindagi ko 'azaab hone do
husn ko be-naqaab hone do

mujh se baatein karo mohabbat ki
taalib-e-'ilm huun main urdu kaa

ek jalte bujhte manzar ke havaale kar diyaa
zindagi tujh ko muqaddar ke havaale kar diyaa

dekhaa mujhe to kahne lage tu ye kis liye
dastak diye baghair mire ghar mein aa gayaa

mere hi jism ke zindaan mein mujhe ai 'najmi'
qaid kar rakkhaa hai khud meri anaa ne mujh ko